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Download here: Episode 36 - Active Touch
In today's show we'll be dabbing at the subject of active touch. Our first guest, Tony Prescott from the University of Sheffield in the UK has been looking at how rats actively use their whiskers to sense their environment and how his research can be used in robotics or to help understand the brain. Our second guest, Elio Tuci, evolved a robot arm to touch an object and then figure out what the object is as a first step towards understanding language in humans.
Tony Prescott
Tony Prescott is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Sheffield, co-director of the University's Adaptive Behaviour Research Group and Director of the Active Touch Laboratory. In the scope of several large European projects, such as BIOTACT and ICEA, he's been frisking the whiskers of rats to study how they can be used to actively interact with their environments and how the signals from these sensors tap into the brain. To test models he's inferred from high-speed images of real rats, Prescott has been working with a rat-like robot called SCRATCHbot developed in part at the Bristol Robotics Lab. SCRATCHbot is equipped with an active 18-whisker array and a non-actuated micro-vibrissae array located on the "nose". Its head is connected to the body by a 3 degrees of freedom neck, and the body is driven by 3 independently-steerable motor drive units.
More generally, whiskers have a real potential in robotics applications for their ability to detect and categorize objects and surface textures while only lightly touching the objects they interact with. Touch is still a widely untapped sensor modality that could be strapped to robot arms, cleaning robots and maybe your LEGO robot. For this purpose, Prescott is looking at creating an off-the-shelf version of the rats whisker system.
Elio Tuci
Elio Tuci is a researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies of the Italian National Research Council, member of the Laboratory of Autonomous Robotics and Artificial Life. Tuci is currently working on the ITALK Project which is studying the various aspects of language and how humans learn to speak. He tells us about how active perception is an integral part of how we learn to categorize objects, a necessary prerequisite to developing language. He speaks in particular about his recent work on a robot arm that evolved to discriminate between different objects such as ellipses and circles using active touch.


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Crusaders hand Punxsutawney 52-33 setback
Elk Catholic's Crusaders picked up their seventh win of the season on Tuesday evening as they defeated the visiting Punxsutawney Area Chucks by a 52-33 score in a District 9 League encounter at the Aaron J. Straub gym on the Elk Catholic campus.Things started out very slowly for the Crusaders, as they were held scoreless in the first five minutes of the game, falling behind 9-2. Then, in the final three minutes of the period, the Crusaders began clicking as they outscored Punxsy 8-2 to get back in the game."I'm very happy with the way we played tonight. We started out a little slow but came back strong after the poor start," said Aaron Straub, ECCHS head coach. "We made many excellent passes tonight and shot the ball well, especially in the second half. Defensively we played very well tonight, as we pressured the ball very well."We had some very good practices coming into the game and the kids played with plenty of intensity tonight. We are improving with each game, as this team has some very good athletes. The only negative part about tonight's game was the sloppy turnovers we committed, but we will work hard on cleaning that up before the next ball game."Ricky Pearsall led the Crusaders in the scoring department on Tuesday with 12 points on three field goals and two treys. He was followed by Ben Daghir and Tyler Herzing with nine points each, Darren Simons with eight points, Luke Daghir with seven, Josh Gebauer with three, and Ben Crowe and Michael Jacob with two each.Josh Gebauer led the Crusaders in the rebounding department with 11. He also had a steal. Simons had four rebounds and Wehler three, while Ben Crowe had three steals, and Luke Daghir and Ben Daghir two each to lead the Crusaders in that department.Daniel Triponey led the Chucks in the scoring department with 10 points on three field goals, a trey and a foul goal. He was followed by Logan Weaver with nine points, Jordon Mesoraco with eight, and Luke Janocha, Darren Pifer, and Ian Miller with two each.Weaver had five rebounds and Pifer four to lead the Chucks in that department.The Chucks took control of the ball game early on as they raced out to a 6-0 lead, with four points scored by Triponey and two by Weaver. Elk got on the scoreboard at the 3:05 mark when L. Daghir scored to make it 6-2. Weaver answered with a trey to make it 9-2 with about a minute and a half left in the period. Elk then scored eight straight points with treys by L. Daghir and Simons and a field goal by B. Dahir to give Elk a 10-9 lead. Punxsy's Mesoraco hit a bucket at the buzzer to give the Chucks their final lead of the game by a 11-10 score.Crowe and Herzing scored to open the second period and give Elk the lead for good at 14-11. Mesoraco hit a foul goal for Punxsy, but Elk responded with a field goal by B. Daghir and a trey by Herzing, 19-12. Weaver scored for Punxsy, but Herzing ended the scoring in the half with two foul goals to give Elk a 21-14 halftime lead.Gebauer hit a foul goal to open the second half followed by a field goal by Pearsall and two foul goals by Simons, 26-14. A Triponey field goal was answered by a Simons trey, 29-16. Triponey hit a foul goal, then Pearsall and Triponey exchanged treys, 32-20. Gebauer scored for Elk County, then Weaver hit two foul goals for Punxsy, followed by two foul goals by Herzing and a bucket by Miller to make it 36-24 at the end of three quarters.B. Daghir and Pearsall opened the final period with buckets, 40-24. Punxsy turned a three-point play, but Pearsall answered with a trey, 43-27. Punxsy's Mesoraco hit a couple of field goals, but B. Daghir hit a trey and L. Daghir and Pearsall field goals to make it 50-31. Janocha scored for the Chucks and Jacob for the Crusaders to end the scoring and the game, with ECCHS winning 52-33."We have the capability to be a very good team, but right now we need to become more consistent," Straub said. "Tonight's game was a very well-played ball game by the team and this is what we have to continue to do if we hope to have a successful season."Game notesElk County Catholic is now 7-3 on the season. They are 1-1 in the District Nine League.---The Crusaders will return to action on Friday evening when they travel across town to take on the St. Marys Area High Flying Dutchmen in another District Nine League game. This will be the second meeting of these two squads, as the Crusaders won the first game in the opening round of the Elk County Holiday Tournament at the "Dutch Oven".---The Crusaders turned the ball over 18 times last evening, while the Punxsutawney squad had 22 turnovers. ----Punxsutawney Area 33Corban Cressley 0-0-0-0-0, Alex Fedigan 0-0-0-0-0, Logan Weaver 2-1-2-2-9, Luke Janocha 1-0-0-0-2, Darren Pifer 1-0-0-0-2, Daniel Triponey 3-1-1-2-10, Brodi Lowmaster 0-0-0-2-0, Jordan Mesoraco 3-0-2-4-8, Hunter Tibbs 0-0-0-3-0, Ian Miller 1-0-0-0-2. Totals 11-2-5-13-33.ECCHS 52Ricky Pearsall 3-2-0-0-12, Tyler Herzing 1-1-4-4-9, Darren Simons 0-2-2-2-8, Ben Daghir 3-1-0-0-9, Josh Gebauer 1-0-1-2-3, Luke Daghir 2-1-0-0-7, Ben Crowe 1-0-0-0-2, Eric Wehler 0-0-0-0-0, Brandon Pollick 0-0-0-0-0, Caleb Lecker 0-0-0-1-0, Kevin Kraus 0-0-0-0-0, Michael Jacob 1-0-0-0-2, Mitchel Haberberger 0-0-0-0-0. Totals 12-7-7-11-52.Score by quartersPunxsy 11 3 10 11 33ECCHS 10 12 15 16 52JVs winElk Catholic won the preliminary game, as the Crusader JVs topped the Punxsutawney JVs by a 41-31 score.Elk took a 13-8 first-quarter lead, then pushed it to 26-16 at the half. A 7-6 Punsxy edge in the third quarter cut the lead to 32-23. Elk outscored the Chucks 9-8 in the final period to win the game by a 41-31 score.Punxsy scoring: Tim Pearce 5, Hunter Tibbs 6, Garrett Zimmerman 2, Ian Miller 9, Jesse Venturini 9.Elk Catholic scoring: Clayton Housler 11, Mitchell O'Neill 0, Alex Herzing 0, Devin Constable 3, Hank Cappiello 3, Scott Reichard 0, Jack Herzing 5, Ben Cortina 2, Mitchell Gahr 0, Brock McCullough 17, Shea Meyer 0.

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After months of silence, Casey Anthony's parents will be on the Dr. Phil show today and tomorrow discussing their feelings about their daughter, Casey, and their granddaughter, Caylee . Many have wondered if they will tell the truth or just fabricate more lies like what Cindy told in court.
Last night Dr. Phil was on several of the HLN shows, Joy Behar, and Nany Grace and he states that he feels the parents were telling him the truth on many of the questions he posed to them. Of course many of us do not believe that Cindy can tell the difference between the truth and what she wants to be the truth. She has made her world what she wants it to be and George has accepted it for what it is, and that's that.
It will be interesting to see what the parents say to Dr. Phil over the next two days and what is reveled if anything about the case. They don't have to lie about anything now. The case is over, Casey just has to pay back the state of Florida and many others for the investigation costs, she is still the most hated woman in the country, even if Cindy wants to blame it on seizures. Casey still had a hand in the death of the their granddaughter, and she buried her in the swamp.
They will have to live with that knowledge for the rest of their lives. I would have a hard time living with that knowledge myself and yes, perhaps we all might want to create a fantasy world as to why Casey did it. We are not in their shoes, and aren't we glad that we have not had to walk a mile in their shoes these past three years.
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IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- I purchased a Toshiba Satellite Notebook in 2006. I also added on an additional three-year warranty. From 2006 through 2009 I sent the Notebook for repair once each year. This repair situation was quite upsetting. Now let me get to the point of this report: during the six years of ownership of this Toshiba Notebook, I used it for a total of less than 200 hours. During this period, the notebook was handled, maintained and cared for with the utmost care and diligence.
A few months ago it stopped working. Nothing I would do would turn it on. I called Toshiba and was informed that the repair would be a flat fee of about $300.00 dollars. I declined their offer for the obvious reasons. I took the notebook to a local, well-established computer repair service. They checked it thoroughly and reported that it was a defective unit and needed a new motherboard installed. The chief technician said "This notebook looks brand new, just as if I just unpacked it." I told him the history of the notebook and my experiences with it. The technician added "Well it looks like you got a lemon."
Lastly I called Toshiba and spoke with a Customer Relations Case Manager. I told her about the problems and what the independent technician had told me. I also asked if Toshiba could either repair the Notebook at a discounted rate or provide a suitable discount on a new Toshiba Notebook. The rep's answer was NO!
So that is the report. I have a very lightly used and cared for Toshiba Notebook in my possession that is DEAD! If it was working, I could probably sell it on Amazon as a "like new" notebook in "mint" condition. So beware of your purchases from Toshiba and do not count on any customer relations or care.
Do not depend on Toshiba to repair your products correctly or them to be concerned about how their inability to repair your product correctly impacts you the consumer. The day I received my laptop back from the Toshiba repair depot I found that they had not correctly repaired the unit. This was the Thursday before the Fourth of July weekend. I was told that I was being sent a box to return the unit to the repair depot. They were unconcerned about the fact that they had not repaired the unit in the first place.
I talked with a case manager at Toshiba who ensured me that she would send me a box for next day are return of the unit. I was to receive this box on Monday. I received this box on Tuesday. This box was for 2-day air to return the unit. I could has sent the unit by priority mail and had the unit in the hands of the depot the next day. That is I could have mailed it on Monday and it would have been in their hands on Tuesday using priority mail through the post office. Here it is Thursday and my computer will not be in the depot until Friday.
The only response I get out of Toshiba about their inability to repair it in the first place is "We are sorry. We will fix the unit and you will have it back in seven to ten days." No explanation as to why it was not repaired correctly in the first place, no sense of urgency. "We understand you are frustrated but that is alright. We will fix your computer. Just sit back and wait. Accept that we didn't fix it right to begin with. We will fix it again. Never mind the fact that you have been without your computer for a week while we repaired it the first time."
"Sit back and be happy that we will fix it. If it comes back to you repaired incorrectly there is a thirty day warranty on the repair. Just send it back in and we will fix it again. Be happy. After all we have your money and there is nothing you can do about it. Be happy. We have all the power. There is nothing you can do no one you can talk to. Accept it and be happy."
Attempting to get some sort of satisfaction I called the Toshiba Corporation Customer Relations Department where a ** called me back. Mr. ** said he was the VP of customer relations and that I should just sit back and be happy. "Accept that your computer was not repaired correctly and we are repairing it again. We are not interested in finding out why it was not repaired correctly. You are powerless as I am just going to tell you what you have been told before. We will fix your computer when we get ready. It's too bad that you are without it. Accept the fact that there is nothing you can do about it. Accept that you are powerless."
I will not purchase another Toshiba product and I will not advise anyone else to buy a Toshiba product. Not because the products are bad per se but because the company is totally unconcerned with your satisfaction with its product. They could care less about their failure to do repairs correctly or the impact that their failure has on you or your life. Your satisfaction with their service after the sale does not matter to them. They have your money and they are happy.
The Toshiba philosophy appears to be "We are happy we have your money so just sit back suck it up and be happy. After all there is nothing you can do about it and nothing we will do about it. So just accept and BE HAPPY." I would also note that you cannot find an email address to their corporate consumer relations department anywhere on their website.
So if you have any issues with your Toshiba product send it in for repair, then just sit back accept that they couldn't care less and SUCK IT UP, AND BE HAPPY. AFTER ALL FOR TOSHIBA IT IS MIND OVER MATTER. THEY DON'T MIND AND YOU AND I DON'T MATTER.
FRANKLIN, INDIANA -- My husband bought me a Toshiba laptop Sept. 24, 2010. It just kept shutting down for no reason. Called hhgregg, they said it was 2 days past my 2 weeks, I would have to call Toshiba. Called them, re-installed Windows per their instructions. Still not working correctly. Called them again, sent it to Toshiba repair depot, got it back, it still not working correctly, gets very hot. This time they had me send it to Nexicore. They still have it, say they can't find anything wrong per Toshiba specs. I told them I don't want it back until they find out what is wrong with it, or they send me another one.
It's been almost 2 months since purchasing this laptop, haven't been able to use it. The whole time I had it, (wow a few days) it has been either in repair or on the road being shipped. Nexicore/care not sure, said that there is nothing they can do. I called Toshiba, talked to a case manager. Said they will not replace it, or give me my money back. Said they don't do that. I asked to talk to her boss, she said she doesn't have one. I asked her if she owned the company, she said no. I said "well then you have a boss". Ask her for corporate phone number, said she didn't have it, wouldn't give me her last name or anything else.
I don't want this piece of junk back. It is a lemon, it should have not left the company. It could not have passed or been inspected. I am very upset, this was my birthday present, and haven't been able to use it. I called them within 30 days, and they refuse to give me my money back or replace it. What is wrong with these companies that they do not stand by their word that you hear while waiting on the phone that you are a valued customer?
Something needs to be done. I'm out a lot of money, no computer, and I will never purchase another anything Toshiba ever again! I'm sick and tired of these companies making sells and money, and we as the consumers are out the money. Come on. 2 weeks, now it's going on 60 days. I'm sure they will mess around until my warranty is up.
I originally purchased a Toshiba laptop from Best Buy in August. It came with the 64-bit Vista Home Premium operating system. Come to find out that some of the software I needed to run did not work on Vista 64-bit so I called Toshiba Customer Support requesting that they change my operating system from 64 to 32-bit. They were not able to accommodate this request and I was okay with that. The customer service person I spoke with was professional and courteous so I didn't push the issue and went to Best Buy and purchased the 32-bit version of Vista Home Premium. I had to purchase the full version rather than the upgrade since I was in effect, downgrading.
Well now it is Oct 22 (the release date for the much anticipated Windows 7 operating system). I was provided with a free Windows 7 upgrade with the purchase of my laptop. I called customer service again, requesting that they send me the 32-bit version rather than the 64-bit version and again they said they could not do that for me. I am frustrated and disappointed.
I've purchased many computers over the years (mostly from Dell). This is the first time I've purchased a Toshiba. I'm surprised at the lack of willingness that Toshiba has in helping me with what I would consider to be a fairly simple (and inexpensive) request. It seems to me that it would be in Toshiba's best interest to make this accommodation since this has the potential to either develop or ruin a new customer relationship.
Toshiba has so far put a bad taste in my mouth. I am what some of my friends consider a "go to" person when they have questions about their new computer purchases. I will never recommend Toshiba. Not because the hardware is of lesser quality, but because their (lack of good) customer service makes it worth spending a little extra and buying from Dell and knowing that if I have problems, I'll be taken care of. This is the kind of mistake you only make once. Shame on you this time Toshiba. Next time, it will be shame on me.
I purchased a Toshiba C55 laptop for my wife because she wanted a Toshiba instead of an Asus computer. The computer will not let me download software because the software (LibreOffice, OpenOffice, 7Zip, etc.) programs are "32 bit and not "64 bit compatible." I have two Asus 64 bit laptop computers and they run 32 bit software just fine without any compatibility issues. It will not even download the Firefox browser, which runs fine on Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, etc.
I called their telephone support telephone line and was told that they do not correct laptop software issue unless I pay a fee. I used their support. Toshiba.com support site and the system keeps giving me advice on downloading drivers when I typed in apps, software, download errors, etc. The Toshiba support is not even mediocre: at best it is inadequate, incomplete and atrocious. Buy Toshiba and get screwed.
New 'Satellite' laptop 91 days old. Continued problems with 'mind of its own' touchpad. Finally called Toshiba customer service and representative was more interested in getting payment/credit card info than helping solve problem. Told me my 90 free help had 'just expired' and would need to pay for support even though the purchase came with a one year warranty including defects in quality and performance.
Rep said it seemed I had a software issue which wasn't covered, and could offer no further help without payment. Upon checking Toshiba customer service reviews AND component quality (after purchase), I've found too late. This is the new norm at Toshiba. Buyer beware!
My power cord on my laptop went bad, it was still under warranty and they sent me another one but because I missed the so called deadline to send the defective one back by 7 days they charged me 157 bucks. I called customer service and they would not work with me at all. I hope it was worth it for Toshiba because it will cost them a lot more than the 157 dollars in lost sales in the long run. Why they wouldn't just do the right thing and make the customer happy and keep them coming back I have no idea. Poor management. I will never buy another Toshiba product again!
I purchased a Toshiba laptop from Best Buy. It had the i5 processor, Blu-ray, WiMax, and all the bells and whistles. First of all I also had to purchase $60.00 worth of antivirus software. When I got it home, after reading 3 instruction manuals, I tried to add my printer but the computer kept freezing up when I tried to load the disk. I also kept getting an error screen. I then tried to connect to Wi-Fi, what a nightmare! I had to call Toshiba 5 times and re-boot my computer 2 times the day after I purchased it.
I was so mad, I took the laptop back to Best Buy and traded it in for an iPad. The iPad came in a small box with a couple of papers explaining the electronics. I plugged it in and it worked perfect! No antivirus protection to buy, no disc to upload, and hooks up to the printer with Bluetooth. No more PC for me. I'm staying with Apple and Mac from now on!
I purchased a Toshiba Satellite laptop from Best Buy on August 29, 2010. Three weeks later, it was booting up to a blank gray screen. I called Toshiba's Tech Support, which quickly diagnosed an irreparable hard drive that would have to be completely replaced. Best Buy only gives you 14 days for returns, so I am now at the mercy of Toshiba.
I understand that hard drives fail, but given that mine died after just three weeks of light use, I consider my situation extraordinary and therefore worthy of an extraordinary response. Toshiba does not agree. I am subject to the standard process of waiting five days for a shipping box, shipment of the computer, a seven-day repair window, then standard UPS shipping back to me. In essence, it will take as long to repair my brand new computer as I have owned it.
I called Best Buy in the hope of a workaround and was offered replacement with a blank hard drive, meaning I would need to purchase Windows to make the computer usable again. I called Toshiba to request the restore discs, thinking this would sound like a great solution to them. Toshiba will only SELL me the Windows restore discs, again treating me like someone who got two years out of the laptop prior to the hard drive failure. I have never been so disappointed in a customer service experience in my life.
My laptop kept shutting down within the first year so took to a service center and they said the BIOS needed to be updated. I've had five Dell laptops and a Fujitsu and have never had problems with their BIOS. It started to have the same problem again within the following year so I called customer service. They said it was out of warranty and sounded like it was a common problem so told me I needed to update my BIOS again.
They gave instructions on how I could do the update online, but while I was in the middle of the process, it shut down again and now does not boot up at all. I spoke to a case manager named ** and he was not helpful, only recited their disclaimer and that I should have bought an extended warranty. Showed no empathy at all. I'll never buy a Toshiba laptop again as they are unreliable.


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An Argument Why Our Nation Should Give Thanks
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln called a nation divided by war to join together in a time of corporate thanksgiving and repentance when he proclaimed that Americans "set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens."
Lincoln went on to recommend they offer up "the ascriptions justly due" to God "for such singular deliverances and blessings…with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience…and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union."
And a national Thanksgiving Day was birthed, wherein those having much, little, or in-between, gather around the table with loved ones, friends, and maybe even Fido (hopefully underneath), to carry on this great American tradition.
As the old hymn goes, we have much to praise the "God from whom all blessings flow." America has problems. Even still, the good in her outweighs the bad -- thanks to those who understand from whom their blessings come, and then pay it forward to those in need. A thankful heart is also a giving heart.
Sadly, also among us are those who are frozen in time and fail to see the bountiful blessings flowing all around them. In an Alternet.com article, "No Thanks to Thanksgiving," University of Texas Professor Robert Jensen wrote that America should replace Thanksgiving Day with "a National Day of Atonement accompanied by a self-reflective collective fasting" because "it is the day when the dominant white culture (and, sadly, most of the rest of the non-white but non-indigenous population) celebrates the beginning of a genocide that was, in fact, blessed by the men we hold up as our heroic founding fathers."
Those beholden to this kind of thinking will never attain a spirit of thanksgiving until they make the intentional decision to forgive the sins of our fathers, and theirs -- by letting go of a past for which they have no ability to effect. Only then will they understand the art of gratefulness the way today's Native Americans do.
Writing in the Huffington Post on 11/24/10, Tim Giago, founder of the Native American Journalists Foundation said, "But the day known as Thanksgiving has been accepted as a legal holiday by most Native Americans because the idea of a day to give thanks is such a strong part of their traditions and culture." Besides Thanksgiving, Giago says events like a child's safe return from the wars in "Iraq or Afghanistan is an occasion for a 'wopilla' [Thanksgiving] celebration."
With Native Americans leading the way, it seems people like Jensen could…ahem...cough up a little thankfulness…on this day set aside to do just that. But some never will. In addition to those stuck in the past, misguided Constitutional revisionists clinging to the misnomer that "the separation of church and state" is in the Constitution, want to cancel national holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving.
The First Amendment's "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…" simply stated means the state should stay out of the church's business. Revisionists fail to include facts like the wording "separation of church and state" actually came from the insights of Roger Williams, not Thomas Jefferson, according to Yale professor Stephen Carter.
So it was completely okay, acceptable even, for President Lincoln to ask Americans to join together in a day to offer up prayers of thanksgiving and repentance for the sins we've committed as a nation. May we do the same this year, as we gather together this blessed Thanksgiving 2013.


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(Chicago—Illinois) In the shadow of current Illinois Governor (and soon to be sharing living space with a 300 pound White Aryan Nation member named Pile Driver) Blagojevich's FBI investigation, the Obama Economic Team is alleged to have proposed a plan to President Elect Obama that would put legislative seats up for auction on eBay.
The media storm began from a leaked internal memo allegedly written by Larry Summers, nominee for Director of the National Economic Council. "We're in uncharted waters here. Think Tom Hanks in "Castaway". We need to find our Wilson, to boldly go where no man has gone before, to set our phasers on kill. My suggestion would be to take a page from those entrepreneurs who were auctioning inaugural tickets on eBay. Why not auction seats in the legislature?"
The potential first scandal of the Obama administration may have ended were it not for an unsolicited comment to an Associated Press reporter by Christina Romer, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors. "We can't sugar coat this. The economy is lower than Paris Hilton's IQ, and it doesn't help when you have geniuses suggesting that we auction off legislative seats on line."
Summers is no stranger to controversy. During his five-year tenure as President of Harvard, Summers' politically incorrect statements incurred the wrath of women and environmental groups. That wrath was not quelled when the same Associated Press reporter repeated Romer's statement to him. Summers' response, "I'm not saying that I'm advocating it. But I'm not denying it. However, to that reaction, I have two things to say, 'Bitches, man'."
Vice President Elect Joe Biden attempted to manage the possible crisis when he addressed it on CNN's "Situation Room". "Wolf," said Biden, "No one is talking about doing this. But I will tell you that I have been buying and selling on eBay for years. I've got a feedback rating of 99.8 percent. This speaks to the quality of candidates, uh, buyers that are out there." To the "bitches" statement, Biden simply said, "Is that bad to say?"
President Elect Obama, once again, showed his talent for management and a clear path solution when he directly addressed the matter in his weekly YouTube broadcast. "My fellow Americans, we are facing challenging times. We have to be creative, yet responsible; a free market, yet regulated. Rest assured, no one is rushing to eBay. But we will study it. And if we choose to auction off legislative seats, they will first be limited to the state legislature, then only the House of Representatives. And because this is America, where an equal playing filed in guaranteed, eBay Power Sellers will be exempt.
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I Need Answers – Questioning Using informational text features
Lesson 1 of 7
Objective: SWBAT ask and answer questions by using text features to locate information within informational text.
- Set of biography books for the class (1 per student or 1 per group) I used 'Rookie Readers' but these other series would also be good. Here's a picture of the books I used. If you use different books, make sure they have a variety text features. Below are some examples of other series that I've used before.
- 'Scholastic News' series
- 'Life Stories' series
- 'People Who Made a Difference' series
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall:informational text, text features, all the info text feature vocabulary
- 'How it helps' worksheet
- 'Storykit' App (FREE app)- try this app out before you start and be familiar with the orientation for pictures and how to add text, pictures and colors
- Group Rules poster
- 'Informational Text Feature' visuals - print these out and cut them apart
- Ipads for student (one per student or one per group)
- Set up the whiteboard by copying the worksheet organizer before the lesson
If you have Ipad Rules, such as 'Ipads sit flat on a table when we're typing' or 'we take turns using the Ipad," review those before you hand out the iPads. My class developed rules at the beginning of the year and we do review those each time we pull out the iPads.
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Let's Get Excited!
Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing Word Wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words.
Build interest & bring all the students to the same 'place' to start learning.
- "Today we are going to talk about informational texts. I brought some biographies. Do you recognize any of the people on these covers? Why do I use a text like this?" Take ideas.
- Pick up a few biographies-give hints to make this a game for the kids to see if they can guess some of the book characters - 'this is the first president...' 'this was a man who talked about peace...."
This is the second lesson I've taught about informational text features. See Informational Text-How Does it Help? that gives the background for these text features. If you have not taught these before, take a few moments to explain them.
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Teacher's Turn
Introduce the task
- "Let's look at some text features in these informational texts."
- Put the 'informational text feature' prompts on the board as you talk about them. There's an example of how I set up the vocabulary on the whiteboard. I put up the words and the text feature cards next to it.
- "Text features help us answer questions. Today we're going to write some questions that can be answered with text features in the book. I'm using an organizer on the board to help me get answers from informational text."
- "When I'm done, I'll make a 'story' with an Ipad app."
Later I'll take the pictures away once they learn the word. If you can use a book familiar to the students-a social studies or science text - that's best because they have background knowledge of the text.
Model the questioning
- "First I'm going to read my book. Notice it has text features - we'll take a look at each one as we read."
- It's important that you take the time to read it – the goal of the lesson is to improve reading comprehension, not look for text features in isolation.
- "Now I'll look back through my book and find 3 text features that give me more information than just the words. I'll write the page numbers and the kind of text features they are on the organizer." Put up the ideas.
- "Last I'll think of questions I could ask and use the text feature to answer. I'll write those questions on the organizer."
Using the app
- "We are going to make our own informational 'pages' today using an app called 'Story Kit'. Let's take a look at how to do it." .
- "I'm going to look for 3 text features in my book and take a picture of each one. YOU MUST HOLD THE IPAD 'THIS WAY' SO THE PICTURES ARE NOT SIDEWAYS OR UPSIDE DOWN."
- "Then I open up the app and choose a picture from the camera roll, move it and type the name of the text feature."
- "Then go onto the next page."
- "When I'm done, I can add colors."
- Here's a demonstration of how to use the story kit app.
- Follow up with the 'why' of the lesson..."My pages help me understand the story better – this page shows a (text feature) and it helps me …. (explain how each feature helps you in your page.)."
The Common Core Standards encourage students to ask questions and answer with evidence from the text. (RI.2.1) Informational text holds a significant amount of information within the text features, so students who can use these will improve their comprehension. Using these text features allows to locate key facts and answer questions confidently. (RI.2.5) Creating structured situations that allow students to solve problems independently and encouraging them to draw on their own abilities to facilitate learning rather than on relying on adults to supply information are ways that I approach teaching to the Common Core.
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Students Take a Turn
Explain the task
- "Now you will have a turn to create informational pages your texts."
- "We'll be working in groups so let's review ideas about group work on the group rules poster.
- The students have several pieces to complete a lesson. Take time to help them understand the steps they need to complete in the correct order. "Listen to the directions carefully so you know what to do.
- "Read your book as a group or pick a reader."
- "Find 3 text features in your book that help you find information and write the page number, kind of feature and a question on your worksheet. Try to pick unique features – you can't have only photos or pictures."
- "When you have your organizer filled out, raise your hand and I'll check your answers before giving you an iPad."
- Here are 2 examples of work: student worksheet 1 and student worksheet 2
Let students work
- Give students time to make their pages on the iPad.
- Walk around as students work.
- Before you hand out an Ipad, ask the group/students to tell you one way that the text features helped them find information. Have them verbalize this – its important that they can explain how text features help them. 'The map showed me where he lived.' or 'This photo showed me that he had a big family.'
Remind them to take the pictures with the right orientation.
- "When you are finished with your pages, you can add some colors to the pages if you have time."
- Here's what it looked like when one of my students was using the app.
Monitor the groups and ensure they are taking turns picking text features. Challenge them to find some interesting features, not just pictures that are different than the other groups' choices.
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Apply What You Know!
When asking students to share and reflect, I prompt students to explain clearly and use examples when sharing their work. This may be difficult, but hearing the teacher and higher level students make comments like, "The caption told me that MLKing spoke in Washington DC" or "This map showed me where he was born and where he traveled" will provide good models for those who struggle more with expressive language.
Share and Reflect
- I say: "I saw lots of cool pages with pictures of text features!"
- I invite: "Come up and share with your group (or alone as applicable) one of your pages. Be ready to tell us the name of your text feature and show your page. Tell us one way that this text feature would help you find information."
- As groups come up, ask questions and encourage others to ask questions as well. "How did you know that map was helpful?" or "Why did you choose that text feature?"
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson could be easily scaffolded up or down, depending on student ability.
Groups should be of mixed ability. Kids with high and low language levels can always learn from each other when working collaboratively. Make sure the special education students can copy answers on the organizer or get help from a friend. When reading the book, groups will have a 'reader'. Attention to group roles (reader, timekeeper, etc) should be angled so the students skills sets are appropriately accommodated for.


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Vuokatti Trail Challenge is a new trail running event in the wilderness of Kainuu and North Karelia. Challenging trail running route with nice sceneries is mainly based on the UKK hiking route.
Traditionally, Vuokatti has been known as a ski resort. The area has a modern downhill ski centre with slopes and ski tracks, as well as an international training and sports centre at the Vuokatti Sports Institute. In the past few years the area has concentrated on building programmes for 'all seasons'. In particular, Holiday Club Katinkulta has developed its summer and indoor activities. As a result, Vuokatti has now become one of the biggest all-year-round tourism resorts.
The Vuokatti holiday resort is located in northern Finland. Connections to Vuokatti are short and convenient, whether you arrive by car, bus, train or plane.
Vuokatti offers great downhill skiing facilities, wide-ranging ski tracks and spectacular indoor activities; from a spa to a 16-lane bowling alley. Summer visitors are impressed by the pristine golf courses, clear waters, the unspoilt nature, providing lots of outdoor activities, and the numerous summer events.
What is the best thing about Vuokatti? Some would say the attraction is the ski tracks, the slopes, Vuokatti Sports Institute or Holiday Club Katinkulta. Some come to Vuokatti for a cottage holiday and to spend time in the peaceful surroundings.
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Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas
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The Bolivarian Alliance of the Americans is a anti-American international organization, founded by Hugo Chavez. Chavez justified that the Free Trade Area of the Americas (ALCA) is an "instrument of imperialism".
The biggest part of the members of ALBA are left socialist states:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bolivia
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Venezuela
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Honduras was also a member, but after the victory of the conservative National Party of Honduras, it left the organization.


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Skinny isn't food. And food isn't skinny. Let's start there.
But if you Google the phrase "skinny food" -- go ahead, I'll wait -- you'll turn up 250 million results.
I was a skinny kid. Though perfectly well-fed and properly nourished, I was awkwardly tall and thin during my early years, and though I didn't hate my body, I never liked the word skinny. It felt crass, a theoretical compliment wrapped in a garish linguistic bow.
In many cultures, being skinny results from a lack of nourishment, a lack of food. To call someone skinny is to express concern for their well-being; it's not a compliment. When I taught in the developing world in my mid-20s, people would sometimes tell me: Teacher, you are nice and fat! and this was high praise indeed. In countries where food is scarce, people don't want to be skinny. They want to be healthy.
In the U.S., of course, skinny has cachet. It moves products, defines brands, shouts full-throttle from newsstands, bookshelves, and television ads. You'll find countless Pinterest boards devoted to skinny food (and fashion); blogs and Tumblr accounts with skinny in the title; a whole line of Skinnygirl cocktails (which founder Bethenny Frankel sold for millions of dollars); Dr. Oz advising people (i.e. women) how to "eat yourself skinny" and Men's Health telling men how to do the same thing. (Ironically, by eating fat.)
But food doesn't make you skinny. Hunger makes you skinny. Disordered eating makes you skinny. Suffering and starvation and disease make you skinny. Who wants these things? No one. No one wants these things.
At its best, food nourishes you, helps you function and grow, provides essential nutrients for building muscle and bone, gives you energy, boosts alertness and metabolism and brain function, and keeps you alive. That's what food does. The one thing it doesn't do is make you skinny, unless you're not eating enough of it or you're neglecting major food groups. You can lose weight and become fit by combining thoughtful food choices with exercise, but weight loss is about much more than some magical "skinny food" slapped with that label.
Let's tone-down the skinny-talk a decibel or two, and finally celebrate food for what it does so well. When widely accessible, when grown with care, when consumed with intention, when coupled with movement, food has the ability to keep us healthy, fit, and alive.
Skinny food?
No, thanks.
Recipe for Roasted Vegetable Baked Potatoes with cheddar
Baked potatoes, with flaky skins and fluffy insides, celebrate not fat, not skinny, but good, wholesome eating. Slitting them open and spooning colorful roasted vegetables on top is one way to dress them up. Melting a bit of cheese on them is another. I recommend both. If you crave protein and creaminess, drizzle them liberally with yogurt. These won't make you skinny, but they'll feed you well. And isn't that the point?
Makes enough vegetables for 6 potatoes
Up to 6 medium baking potatoes, such as Russet (if using fewer, you'll have roasted vegetables left over for another use)
1 medium head broccoli, cut into small florets
1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small florets
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Shredded cheddar cheese
Full-fat yogurt, for serving (optional)
Preheat the oven to 425F°F. You'll use 3 oven racks, so space them evenly apart.
Scrub the potatoes and prick them all over with the tines of a fork or the tip of a paring knife. Microwave on full power for 5 minutes. Carefully remove, then wrap each one individually in foil. Transfer the potatoes to the oven, placing them either on a baking sheet or directly on the oven rack while you prep the remaining vegetables.
Divide the broccoli, cauliflower, and tomatoes between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Drizzle with a thin stream of olive oil and toss with a bit of salt and pepper. Spread out into an even layer with plenty of space in between. Slide into the oven. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, reversing their positions and flipping with a spatula halfway through. The vegetables are done when the broccoli and cauliflower still have some bite but are tender, with crisp, browned edges. Pull the roasted vegetables from the oven and lower the temperature to 375°F.
Continue baking the potatoes until completely tender (wearing oven mitts, give a squeeze) and a skewer inserted through the foil comes out with no resistance, 15 to 25 minutes longer.
When the potatoes are soft, remove them from the oven. (Keep the oven on.) Open the foil carefully. (Steam will billow out.) Slit the tops lengthwise and, with gloved hands, press the ends toward the center so the insides fluff up. Use a fork to lightly mash the potatoes and flatten them, spreading the foil and creating surface area to hold the cheese and vegetables. Sprinkle a small fistful of cheddar over the potatoes and top with a spoonful of vegetables. Return to the oven for a few minutes, just until the cheese melts.
Drizzle with yogurt, if desired, and serve.


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Gail Van Reen, 60, died Aug. 30, 2009, at her home in East Greenwich. She was the wife of Fred Van Reen.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Margaret G. (Shea) Rider.
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Bandys' Harvey ready for his career-defining moment
Hunter Harvey has prepared his entire life and baseball career for Thursday night.
The Bandys senior pitcher is likely to hear his named called that night during the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
The event is being televised at 6 p.m. on the MLB Network.
"I've been dreaming about this my whole life and ever since I started playing the game," Harvey said of being drafted. "My brother had me swinging a bat and playing baseball when I was age 1 or 2. I played my first tee ball game when I was almost. This is all I've ever done and the only thing I've ever really known."
Many mock drafts have Harvey — a 6-foot-2 right-handed pitcher — being selected either from just outside of the top 10 to just before the start of the second round.
Should he be drafted in the first round, Harvey would join elite company in the area.
South Caldwell pitcher Madison Bumgarner is the last baseball player from the surrounding area to be selected in the first round.
Bumgarner was taken with the 10th pick in the 2007 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.
Harvey should also be the first draftee from Catawba County since 2011.
Bunker Hill pitcher Jeremy Null was taken with the second pick in the 37th round by the Seattle Mariners two years ago.
Hickory pitcher Tyler Poole followed Null in the draft and was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 21st pick in the 38th round.
Null and Poole both turned down the chance to sign with their respective clubs and decided instead to attend Western Carolina and Coastal Carolina universities, respectively.
Lenoir-Rhyne catcher Brian Dice wasn't selected in the 2011 draft, but later signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins (now Miami Marlins).
Many experts have ranked Harvey inside the first round — some higher than others.
ESPN.com's Keith Law has Harvey going 24th overall to the Oakland Athletics and also ranks him as the 24th overall draft prospect.
Baseball America placed Harvey as the 33rd overall best player in the United States and the second-best player in the state behind University of North Carolina's Colin Moran — a likely top-10 pick in this year's draft.
MLB Network also ranked its top 50 draft prospects this week, naming Harvey the 22nd overall draft prospect and the 12th-best pitcher that is available to be drafted.
"It's a pretty cool feeling knowing you are one of the top guys in the nation," Harvey said. "It shows you that hard work and everything you do pays off. It's everything you've worked up your whole life to get to."
Despite the projections, the unpredictability of the draft is gut-wrenching for Harvey.
"I'm a little bit nervous because you never know what is going to happen," he said. "I'm really pumped up about it. This past week has been the longest. It has taken forever. I'm sure these next two days are going to be like the longest two days of my life, too."
Harvey ended his senior baseball season at Bandys High School with an 8-0 record in 11 appearances on the mound.
In his 54.2 innings pitched this season, Harvey tallied 116 strikeouts, 17 walks, a 0.38 ERA and just six runs given up (three earned).
He finished his four-year prep career with a 25-5 record, 2.45 ERA and 327 strikeouts in 198.2 innings pitched.
Harvey has kept in shape since the Trojans season ended on May 14 with a 4-0 loss to Shelby in the second round of the 2A playoffs.
"I'm playing Legion right now," he said. "I still work out and are trying to stay in shape for after the draft."
A fan of his father's pro team — the Anaheim Angels — Hunter is excited to play for anyone who takes him.
"I don't really care where I go as long as I get to go and have the chance to play and a chance to go to the big leagues," he said. "That's all I'm really worried about. I don't care where that is at."
One possible destination Harvey could land would be with the Texas Rangers, who hold the No. 23 overall selection.
Being chosen by the Rangers would mean that Harvey's professional baseball career could likely start with the Hickory Crawdads.
"That'd be pretty cool, and they've got a team down in Myrtle Beach," Harvey said of the potential of playing for the Texas organization. "I'd be staying close to home."
Despite where he ends up, Harvey already has plans for his first couple of purchases after he signs his big-league contract.
"I think I'm going to get a new truck," he said. "A new (Ford) F-250. I think that's what I'm going to get and maybe something for my niece. I might get her something. That would be about it, though."
As for what the moment will be like when he hears his name called on TV, Harvey doesn't know what to expect after achieving his lifelong dream.
"I'd say it is going to be a pretty good feeling," he said. "Who knows how it is really going to feel until it happens."
Whoever takes him and wherever he goes, Hunter is expecting to be showered by love from his family after he starts the next journey of his young life.
"I think dad is getting two or three more TVs to put up because he thinks we are going to have a full house with all of my family," Hunter said. "I've got a pretty big family. We'll see what happens."


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T-Bone Mendez forcefully interrogates Carl Johnson about his true intentions
|GTA San Andreas
|The Loco Syndicate
|roadblocks, Da Nang Boys
|Doherty, San Fierro
|$9000, Respect
|Snail Trail
|Unlocked by
|Mike Toreno
Outrider is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by the Loco Syndicate from Carl's garage in the Doherty district of San Fierro, San Andreas.
Jizzy B. phones Carl and tells him to get to a car in the Xoomer gas station at Easter Basin. T-Bone Mendez is waiting for Carl there.
He makes his way to the car and sees that nobody is there. As he gets in, T-Bone appears from the backseat and threatens to kill Carl, since he suspects him of working for someone else. Carl says he's only working for money, which prompts T-Bone to point the gun away from his face. Mike Toreno suddenly appears and asks if they are done. Since they are, they make their way to a drug shipment nearby.
Carl collects a sniper rifle, as well as a rocket launcher, and hops on a Sanchez. He then removes the roadblocks set up by the Da Nang Boys. After all four roadblocks are removed, he guards the shipment safely back to the yay factory in Doherty. Once there, Carl tells a San Fierro Rifa gang member to get the van out of sight, as cops will come snooping around real soon.
Jizzy B.: Partner.
Carl Johnson: Jizzy. What's going on?
Jizzy B.: Well, my business associates, they need a little assistance. And I thought of you, friend. Meet T-Bone at the gas station next to the docks at Easter Basin. He's waiting for you in a 4-door sedan. Excuse me, partner, I got a call coming in. Arrivederci.
(Carl arrives at the gas station)
Carl Johnson: Man, where the hell everybody anyway?
(Carl goes inside the sedan, T-Bone threatens to shoot him)
T-Bone Mendez: Hey, you a pinche jura or what?
Carl Johnson: What the hell?
T-Bone Mendez: You think you can mess with me? I will blow your head off, and rape and kill your family, you snake. You think you can fucking bullshit me, and fuck me over? I know your fucking game, ese.
Carl Johnson: I don't know what you're talking about, man! My throat!
T-Bone Mendez: Who you working for?
Carl Johnson: Nobody!
(T-Bone releases Carl)
T-Bone Mendez: Turn around and look at me.
Carl Johnson: Man, I'm just trying to make some money, and keep my mouth shut. I swear, man!
T-Bone Mendez: I almost had you, man. I almost fucking had you. Guacha! You gotta be careful in this business, man, you know that.
Mike Toreno: Are you boys done playing around?
T-Bone Mendez: Yeah, we're straight, vato.
Mike Toreno: Oh good, that's great. Now we gotta go meet this shipment. We're late as it is. Let's go!
T-Bone Mendez: You heard what jefe said.
(They arrive at the location)
Mike Toreno: Get out and grab a bike. The shipment has to get to the factory. You make sure it does, we make it worth your while. We're watching you, kid.
T-Bone Mendez: Si mon, ese. We're watching.
(Once safely at the yay factory)
Carl Johnson: OK, we made it, but the cops gonna be all over the spot real soon. Get the van out of sight, I'm gonna get out of here.
The rewards for this mission are $9,000 and an increase in respect. The mission Snail Trail is unlocked.
Mike Toreno gives Carl Johnson instructions on escorting the shipment van.
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Domestic Violence
Key Principles
The New York State DV Court model provides a comprehensive approach and structured framework within which to adjudicate criminal domestic violence cases more efficiently. The model represents a synthesis of core principles that have emerged based upon research, experience, best practices and an analysis of the court system's method of handling domestic violence cases. The eleven key components of the statewide model are discussed below.
Jurisdiction | Planning & Technical Assistance | Case Identification & Court Calendaring | Legal Representation | Judicial Monitoring & Offender Accountability | Judicial & Non-judicial Training | Technology | Courthouse Safety | Domestic Violence Services | Community Resources | Assessment
Domestic Violence Courts are established in local criminal courts and superior courts in New York State. The courts handle violation, misdemeanor and/or felony offenses as authorized in Criminal Procedure Law, Article 10, which involve persons:
- currently or formerly involved in an intimate relationship, including same-gender couples;
- legally married to one another;
- formerly married to one another;
- who have a child in common regardless of whether such persons have been married or have lived together at any time; and
- related by consanguinity or affinity.
Planning and Technical Assistance
DV Courts, with the aid of technical assistance teams, must engage in a structured six month planning and implementation process to ensure that each DV Court maintains a level of uniformity and operational consistency. The planning process begins with the creation of a court planning team. Planning requires outreach to local stakeholders in order to identify and address various issues and culminates in the creation of a planning document that serves as the guide for the court. Technical Assistance teams furnish ongoing assistance to planning teams in order to address comprehensively the legal, operational and technological needs of the court.
Case Identification and Court Calendaring
DV Courts must work collaboratively with local law enforcement agencies (police agencies and district attorney offices) to create protocols and procedures to identify eligible cases at the earliest stage of the proceeding.
DV Courts should maintain separate calendars to monitor offender compliance with court orders. (See Judicial Monitoring below.)
Legal Representation
DV Courts work collaboratively with the criminal defense bar, public defender organizations and the 18-B panel to ensure representation of all criminal defendants.
Judicial Monitoring and Offender Accountability
DV Courts must develop protocols to facilitate regular and intensive judicial supervision and monitoring of defendants. Court planning teams work collaboratively with departments of probation and parole, as well as various social services programs to ensure that there is ongoing communication and that reports about defendant compliance with court mandated programs are sent to court in a timely fashion. Court responses to offender non-compliance should be both clear and consistent.
Judicial and Non-judicial Training
Judges and non-judicial staff participate in statewide training and education programs delivered in three ways: (1) centralized DV orientation and follow-up training, (2) local site training and (3) training organized through Office of Court Administration's ("OCA") judicial educational seminars. These avenues ensure that the court receives continuing education in legal issues and procedures, social dynamics and available services. Morever, court personnel attend a comprehensive training program that addresses the need for expanded staff roles and responsibilities, a team-oriented approach to case management and working relationships with court agencies and outside organizations.
DV Courts utilize existing technology for case identification, record keeping and statistical purposes. These tools can also assist the court in the collection of relevant information on all pending cases. Additionally, DV Courts may utilize the OCA specially-designed IDV Application to assist with the collection and biannual reporting of statistical data, as well as generate calendars.
Courthouse Safety
DV Courts must comply with the Fair Treatment Standards for Crime Victims (Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts, Part 129) by providing a safe and secure environment in which to adjudicate domestic violence cases and protect victims and witnesses. Court planners ensure that (1) there is sufficient security personnel who are well trained in the area of domestic violence and who can identify and respond to potentially volatile situations, (2) there are clear and visible signs posted to direct litigants to needed services, (3) there is a safe waiting area that is staffed with an advocate(s) who can offer a panoply of services for victims of domestic violence and their children and (4) there is a separate space for offenders in order to avoid unwanted contact with victims. Additionally, planners should evaluate the quality of security services that are provided on a contractual basis to ensure that they meet the above requirements.
Domestic Violence Services
DV Courts facilitate a victim's immediate access to advocates who are available to provide safety planning, counseling and access to a range of social services. DV Courts partner with local independent domestic violence agencies to provide coordinated on-site advocacy services.
Community Resources
DV Courts collaborate with service providers to ensure a coordinated community response and the identification of comprehensive services.
DV Courts participate in statewide data collection so that reports can be created for local monitoring and assessment of designated benchmarks.


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Question Are zinc gluconate lozenges effective for reducing clinical symptoms in children and adolescents with the common cold?
21 day randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial.
2 suburban school districts in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
249 students (median age 13 y, 52% girls, 92% white) who had ≥2 of the following symptoms: cough, headache, hoarseness, muscle ache, nasal congestion, nasal drainage, scratchy throat, sore throat, or sneezing. Exclusion criteria were oral temperature >37.7°C, previous use of zinc gluconate lozenges, pregnancy, known adverse reaction to zinc, known immune deficiency, other acute illness, or cold symptoms lasting >24 hours. Follow up was 96%.
3.75 g, hard candy lozenges that were composed of sucrose, corn syrup, aminoacetic acid, cherry flavouring oils, and either zinc gluconate trichydrate, 10 mg or placebo (calcium lactate pentahydrate). Students were allocated to zinc lozenges (Cold-Eeze, Quigley Corporation, Doylestown, PA, USA) (n=125) or placebo lozenges (n=124) until their cold symptoms had been resolved for 6 hours. All students took 3 lozenges each school day. Students in grades 1–6 took 2 lozenges each school night and 5 each day on the weekend; those in grades 7–12 took 3 lozenges each school night and 6 each day on the weekend.
Main outcome measures
Time to resolution of cold symptoms. Secondary outcome measures were adverse events, success of blinding, medication use, and treatment adherence.
Main results
The median time to resolution of all cold symptoms did not differ between groups (9 d in both groups); this lack of effect remained when elementary school students and junior and high school students were analysed separately. No differences in the time to resolution of symptoms existed when each of the cold symptoms was analysed separately. The study had >98% power to detect a 42% difference in the median time to resolution of all cold symptoms and ≥80% power to detect a 42% difference when elementary school students and junior and senior high students were analysed separately. The overall incidence of adverse events did not differ between groups, but more students in the zinc group than in the placebo group reported a bad taste (60% v 38%, p=0.001); nausea (29% v 16%, p=0.01); mouth, tongue, or throat discomfort or irritation (37% v 24%, p=0.03); and diarrhoea (11% v 4%, p=0.05). More patients in the zinc group than in the placebo group correctly guessed which treatment they were receiving on day 2 (46% v 24%, p=0.001) and at the end of the study (56% v 42%, p=0.02). The median percentage of prescribed lozenges taken was 83% for both groups. The duration of cold symptoms was not associated with treatment adherence or with the dose of zinc given per body surface area each day.
Zinc gluconate lozenges were not effective for reducing symptoms of the common cold in children and adolescents.
The studies by Sazawal et al and Macknin et al provide different conclusions on zinc treatment for children with lower respiratory infection or the common cold. These studies are preceded by at least 10 randomised controlled trials of zinc lozenges for adult patients with colds (5 had positive results and 5 had negative results) and at least 2 reviews of some of the same trials.1, 2
The study by Sazawal et al could be considered a landmark because it showed that a simple measure such as zinc supplementation reduced respiratory morbidity in preschool children in India. Although valid, some would argue about the practicality of giving treatment because preparations were given by field workers. The study sample represents the poorest socioeconomic stratum of urban society, and it is therefore difficult to extrapolate these findings to the general population.
The study by Macknin et al was well executed. However, no beneficial effects of zinc lozenges on the common cold among schoolchildren were found. This study had several limitations including possible unreliable reporting from students and patient selection from suburban school districts. The authors are laudably forthcoming about the potential biases of this study, and they allude to improvements in design for future trials within the field.
With no consensus between these 2 studies and conflicting results in previous studies, the factors that might explain such diverse findings merit consideration. These might include timing of administration (prophylactically compared with at symptom onset), differing formulations and dosages, baseline nutritional status and zinc levels of study participants, and other socioeconomic factors. Zinc appears to have a role in child health in developing countries, as Sazawal et al have shown. Studies such as these open the field to more studies of children in different geographic locations, with more varied socioeconomic and, possibly, dietary risk factors.
The results of both studies are relevant not only to paediatric nurses and public health nurses but also to health visitors, general practice nurses, and specialist community nurses involved in giving parental guidance. Evidence to support recommendations for zinc lozenges for the common cold and acute lower respiratory infection is lacking. Although many alternative treatments for acute respiratory infections exist,3 none has the evidence to warrant recommendation. More work needs to be done on zinc treatment before it can be recommended.
Both studies emphasise the need for practitioners to present information on zinc to parents in an even handed manner. As with any proposed intervention, nurses need to be able to present a critical appraisal of new developments and a balanced picture of the risks and benefits of potential treatments.
Source of funding: Quigley Corporation, USA.
For correspondence: Dr M L Macknin, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, A120, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Fax +1 216 445 3523.
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January 31, 2013 10:15 ET
PALM SPRINGS, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 31, 2013) - The 9th Annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit, presented by International Business Forum and chaired by Technology Partners' Ira Ehrenpreis, on February 6-7 in Palm Springs, California, announced today that John McDonald, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) will speak on a panel at this year's Clean-Tech Investor Summit titled, "Fossil & Renewables: Friend, Foe or Frenemies?" along with Don Paul, Executive Director of the Energy Institute at the University of Southern California. Mr. McDonald and Mr. Paul are part of the line up of the clean-tech and energy industries' thought leaders, visionaries, and innovators who will be speaking at and attending the 9th Annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit.
Mr. McDonald is the corporate officer responsible for Chevron's technology strategies and three technology companies representing about 7,000 employees: Energy Technology Company, which conducts research and development and provides technology services to Chevron's operating units; Information Technology Company, which manages Chevron's digital assets worldwide; and Chevron Technology Ventures, which invests in innovative venture capital startups, technology transfer, and new business models in conventional energy, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Mr. McDonald graduated with an honors bachelor of science degree in geophysics in 1975 and began his career with Texaco that same year as a geophysicist in the company's Calgary Canada office. He went on to hold positions of increasing responsibility at various locations around the world, including vice president for Texaco's Exploration and Production Offshore Gulf of Mexico Division in New Orleans; vice president, Exploration and Production, for Texaco International in London with responsibility for Europe; and following the merger of Chevron and Texaco in 2001, president and managing director of ChevronTexaco Upstream Europe, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Before his current appointment, Mr. McDonald served as vice president of Strategic Planning for Chevron Corporation, responsible for advising senior corporate executives in setting strategic direction and for resource allocation, operating unit performance measurement and mergers and acquisitions.
Every year the Summit convenes the who's-who of the clean-tech sector including thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and service providers. It is one of the rare times when the sector's most influential thought leaders gather to discuss the most critical issues facing the clean-tech sector. In addition, the 9th Annual Clean-Tech Summit will feature some of the most interesting, provocative, and compelling speakers at what has clearly become one of the best clean-tech networking events of the year.
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Mary Lynn talks with the fabulous Beth Lapides, performer, producer and host of the most famous beloved weekly shows in Los Angeles, the Uncabaret. Join them for a conversation about how the show started, what it was, what it is now and the business of being an artist in the world. Check out uncabaret.com for more information about her shows and personal coaching.
Kickin' It Mary Lynn Style #25: Beth Lapides
Printable for the Weekend: If you know Christ this is so for you. Print this out and tape to the door of your closet. Then print it out for one woman you know and surpirse it by taping it to her mirror, car window,
I don't want to criticize anything about the show because MaryLynn is such a likeable person, but for God's sake-for those of us who are childless on purpose, there is nothing charming about a kid constantly trying to interrupt and make sure we all know he's there. I have to keep in mind that most kids are overindulged, and I think that one is, too. One previous podcast sounded like it was being recorded out of a tin can, interspersed with screaming children. In fact, the only thing recorded in full sound was a gaggle of screaming kids.
People who like kids won't understand any of that, of course. Thanks to Beth for being diplomatic about the interuption. I would have told the kid to beat it.
My reply looked so unfriendly when I saw it – thanks niki – do come – it;s fun – lots of rhythms and fun. Say hi when you are there.
Great live chit chat. Lovely. Yes comedy clubs are odd the world over.
Am in LA from UK so hoping to see your show Beth. Love what you said about recognising people's rhythms and you saying your comedy got worse before it got better. I think people do worry about laughing AT women. thanks for this so interesting to hear your discussion.
We're at First & Hope every Sunday night. Come check it out.
Thanks Scott. Mary Lynn is fun to talk to and listen to:) Come say hi at a show if you are ever in LA.
What an unexpectedly great conversation!! I loved all the talk about finding and following your own unique path as a artist! Learning about the Uncabaret is like finding a history book on something you thought you knew, but didn't!


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Rome's Fountains
Join us for an incredible guided tour around Rome and see the city's most beautiful fountains. Your knowledgeable guide will show you spectacular fountains and tell you more about their history.
- Enjoy a 1½-hour guided tour in Rome
- Visit the lovely Piazza Navona
- Admire the Pantheon
- Throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain
- See the Fountain of Triton
Experience Rome's Amazing Fountains
Your tour starts at the always buzzing Piazza Navona, famous for its three fountains made by the artist Bernini. From here you'll walk to the Pantheon, an ancient pagan temple dedicated to all the gods, became a church in the time of Boniface.
Next stop is the Trevi Fountain, the largest fountain in Rome and one of the most famous in the world. The stunning fountain is a combination of classicism and baroque. Legend has it that throwing a coin into the fountain ensures your return to Rome.
The last stop of the tour is Piazza Barberini where you'll see one of the most beautiful fountains of Rome, the Fountain of Triton, which was created for Pope Urbino VIII Barberini.
The tour is operated in English.
How do I get my tickets?
Shortly after your booking is complete your e-ticket will be sent directly to your email, just print it out and bring it on your tour.
Where does the tour begin?
The tour starts at Piazza Navona. Please be there 15 minutes before the tour starts.
Where does the tour end?
The tour ends at Piazza Barberini.
How long does the tour last?
The tour lasts approx. 1½ hours.
Are there children's tickets?
Yes, children's tickets are available for children between age 7-12. Children between under 7 are free when accompanied by a paying adult.
Important information:
- The tour involves a moderate amount of walking. We recommend comfortable walking shoes.
Rome's Fountains
The tour departs from Piazza Navona, between the Church of Santa Agnese in Agone and the Quattro Fiumi fountain.
Rome's Fountains
The tour operates Tuesday and Saturday at 5 PM.
The closest tram stop is: Senato.